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DMS-15 Wasmuth
United States Navy high-speed minesweeper
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
flushdeck - 1919/08/12
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1920/09/16 1921/12/16 1942/12/29
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/MineRon2/MineDiv4 P.H. > search for IJN   81  114 
41/12/1? 42/05     betw Johnston Is - P.H.   66 
42/05/31 42/06/10     escort convoy Nr. 4111 from P.H. to San Francisco   66 
42/06/10 42/07/31     San Francisco   66 
42/07/31 42/08/12     escort convoy Nr. 2113 from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
42/08/14 42/08/20     sail P.H. > Kodiak   66 
42/08/20 42/12/29   8 Aleutians   66 
42/12/29       sunk(storm,depth charges explosion) 35 nm off Scotch Cape, Unimak Is., Aleutians   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-338, 40/11/19 > DMS-15, 43/09/03 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star (P.H.)
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